sockmonkey

It's not ringing a bell with me...would you mind telling me who C&S is?

Sure, anyone would use a free bar of soap that's never been used before. I would opt for a bottle of dish detergent too over a strangers bar of used handsoap (nothing personal). I remember when I was in grade school they only had bars of soap for kids to use in the restrooms. I never thought anything about it, and neither did anyone else. Now you couldn't pay me to pick up a bar of used soap in a public facility and use it. I know, those soap dispensers are also laden with germs--but at least they're ordinarily dry and you can't see scum on them. I think most people have been conditioned now to use liquid anti-bacterial soaps. There are kids growing up now who might not ever touch a bar of soap during their lifetime, thanks to body washes, shower gels, etc.

Would a bath made with honey powder be out of the question? You can google recipes for milk baths and come up with lots of ideas.

Are you talking about the type of foils like candy gets wrapped in, say chocolate covered cherries for example? Or is it more like a tissue, like what you use for perm rods?

http://www.soapandthings.com/c-69-ready-to-use-bases.aspx

Have you got any apple? I've found apple blends nicely with many different fragrances--spices, fruits, and florals.

I've gotten FO's in all kinds of weather--freezing, or blazing hot and have never had a problem with anything. I even forgot about some I had in the trunk of my car and nothing happened to it. What's strange is that I had a 1/2 full bottle of Pink Sugar in my cabinet for at least three months, and then it decided to crystalize!

Why can't you do a coconut milk bath?

Ok, I missed the deadline to get in on KB's soap box special and I'm kicking myself for it, even though I've never ordered from them before. But, if I'm gonna order soap boxes and have to pay full price for them who would you suggest using based on your experience with them? TIA Bittercreek Kangaroo Blue Scent-Works Florida Soap Supplies Other

I ordered some stuff from her almost a year ago and needed it desperately. She was able to get it to me quickly when none of my regular suppliers could do it and she didn't even charge me that special rush fee she mentions on her website to do it.

I'll hate it if you don't like it! I bought it based on the raves it got from everyone here, but I didn't care for it at all, and therefore, never used it. Sorry!

How about something like Nag Champa or Bayberry? Those are clean, unisex scents to me. If he could go for a more perfume-y type, maybe a Clean Cotton dupe or Cool Water dupe might work for him. Even a Green Grass or Fresh Cut Grass might be a pleasant option.

Sign up for emails from Hobby Lobby and they will email you those 40% off coupons every week. I believe that Joann's and Michael's honor competitor coupons (at least in my area). I'm not sure if Hobby Lobby does or not.

They can be very slow, and now that they are doing a major wholesale show in Chicago, they will use that as their excuse for why orders are taking so long. I ordered something from them at a show in March, and didn't get my order until June.

Sorry Crafty, but I think you are providing information that is not totally correct. Perhaps you are thinking about commercial soaps like Irish Spring or Dial that have detergents in them. I'm not saying that it isn't possible for an m&p base to contain detergent, but that the most popular m&P supplier, SFIC, does not have detergents in their base. Here is a list of ingredients for their GM base: Ingredients: Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Castor Oil, Safflower Oil, Glycerine (kosher, of vegetable origin), Goat’s Milk, Purified Water, Sodium Hydroxide (saponifying agent) Sorbitol (moisturizer), Sorbitan oleate (emulsifer), Soy bean protein (condition), Titanium Dioxide (mineral whitener used in opaque soaps) You can go to their site and see more details about their soap if you like: http://sficcorp.com/about_sfic_soap_info_home.htm Most people would probably agree that handcrafted soap is better than m&p; and, provided you buy quality m&p, most people would agree that it is better than commercial soaps. Like with everything though, some handcrafted soap is better than others and some m&p is better than others. If someone isn't interested in making time-consuming CP or HP soap, m&p is a good alternative.

This forum was not designed to be a sounding board for vendors. The supplier name was intentionally left out because the topic was about the sad state of affairs we are in, when it becomes necessary to offer insurance to provide consumers confidence that they will get what they order. The insurance the supplier offers is optional--no one is required to buy it. Obviously, the supplier must have thought it was a good idea, or stood to make money off of it, otherwise he wouldn't be offering it.

Do you have a link or photo to show what you are talking about?

I found this...who knew? "Banana or plantain has been widely used as an anti-wrinkle treatment. Mash 1/4 banana till it becomes a smooth paste. Cover your face with it and leave it for 15-20 minutes before rinsing with warm water followed by splashes of cold water. Pat it dry." This website makes bananas sound like a miracle fruit: http://www.secret-tenerife.com/2006/08/banana-fruit-plantain-health-benefits.shtml

Well, since I asked the question, has it come down to "this", and I pasted a link to the insurance policy, NOT the supplier, I think most people would assume the topic is about INSURANCE.

Thank you Suds. You are correct.

I haven't heard negative things about him, and that's just my point. He doesn't need to do this from my point of view. But, maybe he's had a bad experience with some customers that made him feel compelled to do it. Or, maybe he sees it as just another way to squeeze an extra penny out of his customers to put in his bank account. His shipping charges are bad enough.

I don't know this person/business. Sometimes people just forget to pay their webhosting bill and later pop back up. Maybe she's switched hosts. Did you have a contact number for her? I won't do business with a company that doesn't provide one.

This supplier promise would work for me: + your item will be packaged and shipped via the promised shipping method + your item will ship in the timeframe promised + you will receive what you ordered as described online + all return and refund policies will be honored + all payment methods will be honored and there will be no hidden costs I shouldn't have to buy insurance to get it! Now with this insurance policy in place, what to keep the supplier from stating they shipped items, not do it, and then let insurance pay the customer for it. That way, the supplier would have the customer's money and the stock. It's a cheap way they could increase their inventory. They have nothing to lose. The customer is paying for the insurance. The offer of insurance might have started as a good intention, but I think overall, it has too many negative aspects associated with it to benefit the company in the manner they probably thought it would.

A blow dryer has worked great in my experience. Just keep papertowels in your hand and blot it up as the wax liquifies from the heat of the dryer. I've used a blowdryer to clean wax off of countertops and carpet, and it's worked like a charm everytime.

I noticed on a supplier website that they are now selling insurance (for an additional fee tacked on to your order) to guarantee you will get what you ordered! This is coming from a supplier that already has outrageous shipping charges. As far as I know, this supplier is not one with a bad reputation for ripping people off, such as taking payments for orders and never delivering the goods. Some suppliers (and I think we all know of some) should be FORCED do offer this, but for the rest I cannot believe they would even indulge the thought of charging extra for doing what they are in the business of doing--packing and shipping orders. It seems like a mob shake down! Here is what your insurance will get you: + your item will be packaged and shipped via the promised shipping method + your item will ship in the timeframe promised + you will receive what you ordered as described online + all return and refund policies will be honored + all payment methods will be honored and there will be no hidden costs Here's a link to the full text version: http://www.buysafe.com/Web/Seal/LearnMore.aspx?CartBondingMode=1&CartComposition=1